Gleaming the Cube

1989
PG-13
1h 45m

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6.3/10

9.3K

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Christian Slater in Gleaming the Cube (1989)

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A young avid skateboarder uncovers a conspiracy while investigating his adoptive brother's mysterious death.A young avid skateboarder uncovers a conspiracy while investigating his adoptive brother's mysterious death.A young avid skateboarder uncovers a conspiracy while investigating his adoptive brother's mysterious death.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

9.3K

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Former pro-skater Tommy Guerrero made $500 per day teaching Christian Slater how to skateboard.

Goofs
During the intense skate scene on the building site, Slater's skateboard miraculously changes from a regular skateboard to a freestyle board, which is less wide and differently shaped than the board he rides throughout the film.

Quotes
Brian Kelly: I don't know what's worse: getting blown up in nuclear war or having a 7-11 on every corner.

Crazy credits
Rodney Mullen can be seen doing flatground tricks toward the beginning of the end credits.

Alternate versions
Initial UK releases were cut for language and bloody imagery to achieve a PG rating from the BBFC:
[Reel 2] During scene in orchard, after Vietnamese character has pulled out gun, remove dialogue "don't give me a jerk-off hand job" before he loses his gun and is killed (13 mins).
[Reel 3] During scene between man in maroon jersey and boy in blue, after latter has swept objects off table, remove his response "Fuck, no" as he faces away from camera (6 mins).
[Reel 6] After boy on skateboard has crashed through window and Vietnamese man has been shot, reduce sight of his lying on ground bleeding and being held by wife (4 mins).
The cuts were waived in 2000, with an upgrade to a 12 rating.

Connections
Featured in The Making of Gleaming the Cube (1989)

Soundtracks
Gleaming the Cube
Written by Robbin Thompson, Carlos Chafin and Eric Heiberg
Performed by James House
Produced by Michael James Jackson

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I absolutely love this movie, no doubt about it!

10/10. A great display of tacky, bad acting, bad storyline, eighties brilliance at it's best.

Drop me a line if you the same way. There has to be more than just myself out there who love this kind of trash.